SWX Market Research_RFI SMARTEC.pdf

1.0 Background

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to obtain market research for a potential government contract to provide program management, Research and Development (R&D), highly specialized engineering, analysis, integration and testing, mission planning, logistics, training, and professional services supporting software development activities. This effort shall provide systems engineering services, tools, and techniques through technical software engineering, software development, and software test support for Object Oriented, DevSecOps, and Agile development of simulators, synthetic environment, trainers, and experimental early acquisition software engineering efforts.

Specialized professional services include R&D, engineering, warfighter Tactics, Techniques & Procedures (TTPs), systems integration, logistics services, and advanced technology assessments.

Under this RFI, the contractor shall support R&D in the application of scientific, engineering, and analytical disciplines to advancing (and provide the Government recommendations and support in the following areas):

a. Knowledge or understanding of state-of-the-art concepts, technologies, and systems.

b. Assessment of system and subsystem requirements.

c. Development, analysis, and evaluation of concepts, technologies, systems, and subsystems.

d. Development of operational concepts and tactics.

General tasks under the RFI include:

a. Task 1 – Provide Program Management

b. Task 2 – Provide Engineering and Technical Services

c. Task 3 – Provide Integration and Testing Services

d. Task 4 – Provide Systems Engineering (SE) Services

e. Task 5 – Provide Systems Engineering (SE) Tools and Techniques

f. Task 6 – Provide Education, Training, and TTP Development Services.

Work Requirements:

The purpose of this RFI is to provide program management, technical and support services for Space, Threat Modeling, Capability Development/Development Planning (CD/DP), Command and Control (C2), Joint Simulation Environment (JSE), Test, Training, and Experimentation (TTE), Standard Work Document (SWD), and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) initiatives and integration.

1. Lead the development, program management, and processing of security related approvals and efforts to include Interim Authority to Test (IATT) and Authority to Operate (ATO) processes on various Information Technology (IT) and mission related systems.

2. Analyze and evaluate cybersecurity aspects of Space, Threat Modeling, CD/DP, C2, JSE, TTE, SWD, ISR and other systems to identify, manage and mitigate risk and vulnerabilities to Government procured/developed systems according to requirements.

3. Perform integration and testing services to identify and document system capabilities as well as mitigate risk.

4. Model/simulate/research advanced technologies in support of Space, Threat Modeling, CD/DP, JSE, TTE, C2, ISR, SWD as well as other advanced technologies.

5. Provide integration support to integrate advanced technologies into new and legacy AF platforms/systems.

6. Provide education, training, and TTP developments services for programs to meet mission requirements.

Performance Locations:

Government facilities at:

Core locations: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; Dayton, OH; and Nellis AFB, NV.

Secondary locations: TBD, as needed by the Government. TDY

2.0 Applicable Tasks

The following PWS tasks are applicable:

PWS Task Areas

Task Area Title

C.5.1 Provide Task Order and Program Management

C.5.2 Provide Engineering and Technical Services

C.5.2.1 Provide Advanced Technology Research

C.5.3 Provide Integration and Testing Services

C.5.3.1 Integration Support

C.5.3.2 Testing, Evaluation, and Verification

C.5.3.3 Development and Operational Testing

C.5.4 Provide Systems Engineering (SE) Services

C.5.4.1 Requirements Definition and Analysis Support

C.5.4.2 Architecture Design

C.5.4.3 Prototyping

C.5.4.4 Implementation and Integration

C.5.4.5 Testing, Verification, Validation, and Transition

C.5.4.6 Provide Technical Management and Control

C.5.5 Provide Systems Engineering (SE) Tools and Techniques

C.5.5.1 Modeling and Simulation

C.5.5.2 Software Engineering

C.5.5.3 Software Experimentation

C.5.6 Provide Education, Training, and TTP Development Services

C.5.6.1

Provide Education, Training, and

Platform Support

C.5.6.2 TTP Development Support

Deliverables:

Del # as listed in the TO

Deliverable Name Delivery Requirements

01 Monthly Status Report

02 Technical Status Meeting

03 Trip Report(s)

04 Technical Direction Plan (TDP) NLT Ten calendar days after TDL approval

05 TDP Kickoff Meeting NLT Ten calendar days after TDL approval

06 TDP Kick-Off Meeting Agenda NLT Ten calendar days after TDL approval

07 Systems Engineering Plans (SEP)

08 Technical System Documentation

09 N-Squared Diagrams

10 Analysis of Alternatives (AoA)

11 Engineering Support Study

12 Functional Architectures

13 Technical Design Review Documentation

14 Prototype Documentation

15 Integration Documentation

16 Site Survey Documentation

17 Requirements Traceability Verification Matrixes (RTVMs)

18 Operational Test Plans and Procedures

19 System Project Plans

20 Prototype Prediction and Analysis Reports

21 Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Capabilities and Infrastructure

22 Software Operational and System Documentation

23 Training Plans

24 Training Materials

25 Final Software Copies (including source code documentation, source code and executable)

26 Lessons Learned Reports

27 TDP Kickoff Meeting Minutes NLT Three calendar days after TDP Kickoff meeting

28 Computer Software Product End Items (CSPEI) Through Agile sprint process within

DEVSECOPS

29 Other Deliverables as Needed

3.0 Technical Requirements:

All software developed pertaining to these efforts will be owned by the US Government with unlimited data rights. The Contractor shall operate utilizing Agile DevSecOps software development approaches/. It is required that the Contractor attain and maintain access for multiple Government DevSecOps systems for development/integration. Software developed by the Contractor shall adhere to the Government coding standards (GFI) and shall be reviewed by Government or other supporting personnel for quality and acceptability. Software shall be developed with secure coding principles and shall pass static code analysis scans and dynamic analysis scans. The contractor shall eliminate or mitigate all software security flaws appraised as ‘critical’ or ‘high’ by code analyzers or secure software subject matter experts.

1.1 Desired Skills

The following skills desired by the Government include but are not limited to:

- Experience in C++

- Experience with Open Mission Systems (OMS) Universal Control Interface (UCI)

- Experience with integrating/testing Aircraft Mission Systems or Aircraft Mission System models into manned simulation platforms

- Experience with creating deficiency/bug reports

- Experience with manned simulators

- Experience with coding in Windows & Linux

- Experience in Design of Experiments

- Experience in Systems Engineering

- Experience with Mission Planning

- Experience with Operational Procedures

- Experience with Networking standards, utilization, and efficiencies

- Experience with JSE-in-a-box (JIAB) Hardware and associated systems/software o Next Generation Threat System (NGTS) o Weapon Server Common Environment (WSCE) o Global Reusable Interface Domain (GRID) o Fighter-in-a-box (FIAB) o Platform-in-a-box (PIAB)

- Experience in Datalink Messaging/Modeling

- Experience with Modeling Simulation and Analysis (MS&A)

- Experience with Agile DevSecOps methodologies/practices

- Experience with Image Generation (IG) systems and Common Image Generation Interface (CIGI) standard

- Experience with Hardware-in-the-loop software development.

4.0 EWW

This RFI does have periodic extended work week (EWW) requirements to perform tests, industrial processes, laboratory procedures, loading or unloading of transportation conveyances, and operations that are continuous in nature and cannot reasonably be interrupted or completed otherwise. EWW request will be in accordance with the conformed Task Order.

5.0 Travel

Travel shall be in accordance with Task Order and may be to Government and contractor facilities, as well as other temporary CONUS and OCONUS locations as directed by the Government.

6.0 Security

The work performed and work products delivered under this RFI may be classified up to TS/SCI and TS/SAR.

7.0 Data Rights

The work performed and work products delivered under this RFI shall be with unlimited rights for the Government in noncommercial technical data, noncommercial computer software and noncommercial computer software documentation

8.0 Government Property

Government Furnished Property/Information (GFP) of issued computers, monitors, and peripheral IT equipment are provided under this RFI. GFP shall be managed, accounted for, and utilized by the contractor as required by the Government